Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten | BBC
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Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
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Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
Climate change is causing the glaciers - frozen rivers of ice - to melt faster and faster, and the permafrost, often described as the glue that holds the high mountains together, is also thawing.